In my opinion, the people that are hiking Kungsleden can be roughly subdivided in 4 big categories. The 'lone rangers', like me, are people that are hiking by themselves, although quite a few haul a dog along for company. They are mostly friendly, adventurous and...

Different from what you would expect, hitchhiking seems to get easier the emptier the roads and the more remote the places you are trying to get to. A Finnish couple on their way to visit grandma left me at a random junction only to pick me up again after their visit....